Calin Georgescu waves next to presidential candidate George Simion after casting their votes in country's first round of the presidential election, in Mogosoaia, Romania, May 4, 2025. REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romanian hard-right politician George Simion on Sunday said that if he wins the country's presidential election, he could restore banned presidential contender Calin Georgescu to a leadership post.
Simion, a eurosceptic nationalist, was leading in opinion polls going into Sunday's first round of voting five months after the original vote in the EU and NATO state was canceled because of alleged Russian interference in favour of Georgescu. Moscow denies the allegation.
